Prognathodes aculeatus
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Prognathodes aculeatus, the longsnout butterflyfish, is a species of butterflyfish found in tropical West Atlantic waters. It is also known as the butterbun, the Caribbean longsnout butterflyfish or Poey's butterflyfish.[2] This species should not be confused with the banded longsnout butterflyfish (Chelmon rostratus).[3]
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Prognathodes aculeatus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Perciformes |
Family: | Chaetodontidae |
Genus: | Prognathodes |
Species: | P. aculeatus |
Binomial name | |
Prognathodes aculeatus (Poey, 1860) | |
Synonyms | |
Chaetodon aculeatus |
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